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- 20 March 2014
Q/ Our employees were required to work on a recent public holiday. A number of them called in “sick” on the day. Can we deduct a day of leave from their personal/carer’s leave balance or do we have to pay them for the public holiday. A/ You will have to pay them for the public … Read more
- 20 February 2014
When employees terminate there are many things that need to be taken into consideration – one of them is the employee’s age. Notice – Under the Fair Work Act 2009, when you give an employee notice (or pay them in lieu of providing notice) then employees who are over 45 years old and have at … Read more
- 21 November 2013
Under the Fair Work Act, certain amounts can be withheld from an employee’s pay providing they meet the requirements of being “permitted deductions”. This part of the law is aimed at deductions like health insurance payments, union fees and similar. Such deductions can occur where the employee has made the request in writing and the … Read more
- 19 September 2013
Question Can an employee salary sacrifice their annual and/or long service leave upon termination to superannuation? Answer No. To be an effective salary-sacrifice for termination lump sum leave entitlements, a written agreement must be entered into prior to the leave accruing. For example, if an employee is to retire in one year’s time, the employee … Read more
- 12 September 2013
Q/ Our warehouse had its annual stocktake last Thursday and Friday. We required over 30 employees be ‘stood down’ during this time as there was no effective work for them to do. Are we allowed to stand them down without pay? A/ According to the Fair Work Act, a stand down may only happen in … Read more